General Alfred Jodl (1890 - 1946) Hitler's military advisor, controller of German High Command and chief of the Operations Staff (centre), signs the document of surrender (German Capitulation) of the German armed forces at Reims in General Eisenhower's headquarters. He is joined by Major Wilhelm Oxenius (left) and Hans Georg von Friedeburg, Admiral of the Fleet (right).

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Liberated prisoners from Dachau, the German concentration camp wave in joy May 7, 1945. Those wearing striped uniforms are political prisoners whose fate was cremation if they had not been liberated by the US 7th Army.

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An American soldier in London reads the news of the German surrender at the end of World War II.

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British Prime Minister Winston Churchill addresses the crowds from the balcony of the Ministry of Health in Whitehall on VE Day, May 8, 1945. From left to right, Ernest Bevin (1881 - 1951), Churchill, Sir John Anderson (1882 - 1958), Lord Woolton and Herbert Morrison (1888 - 1965).

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A woman kisses a serviceman behind the British flag as Parisians celebrate the unconditional German capitulation in the streets of Paris, at the end of the second World War May 8, 1945.

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Canadian troops entertain the crowds in Leicester Square while waiting for the broadcast of the King's VE Day speech.

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Crowds on the Champs Elysees celebrate Victory in Europe at the end of World War II with a joyful procession.

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VE day, held to commemorate the official end of Britain's involvement in World War II, is celebrated by crowds at Trafalgar Square in London.

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Mrs Pat Burgess of Palmer's Green, north London is thrilled to get the news that her husband will soon be home for good from Germany May 8, 1945.

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Cheering crowds in Piccadilly Circus celebrate the German surrender on VE Day May 8, 1945.

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A British sergeant is lifted up as Moscow women celebrate VE Day.

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Soldiers from the Women's Royal Army Corps in their service vehicle, driving through Trafalgar Square during the VE Day celebrations in London.

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Passing the crowds outside Buckingham Palace on VE Day, a father takes his child on a tour of London's West End in unorthodox style.

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A group of ATS and American soldiers celebrate VE Day in Trafalgar Square May 8, 1945.

A van load of beer passing through Piccadilly Circus on VE Day. The statue of Eros, protected during the war by advertising hoardings, can be seen in the background.

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A woman holding an American flag over her head during VE day celebrations in Piccadilly Circus, London.

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VE Day revelers hitch a ride on a lorry in London.

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Parisians buy the newspaper saying "Capitulation" as Parisians celebrate the unconditional German capitulation in the streets of Paris, at the end of the second World War.

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A group of London girls waving flags in front of the statue of Queen Victoria outside Buckingham Palace on VE Day.

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People look at the crowded Champs Elysees Avenue from the Triumphal Arch as Parisians gathered in the streets of Paris to celebrate the unconditional German capitulation at the end of the second World War.

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One of the many bonfires which were burning everywhere at night, on VE Day.

Victory in Europe Day, also called VE Day, was the public holiday celebrated on May 8, 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender of its armed forces. Upon the defeat of Germany, celebrations erupted throughout the western world. In the United Kingdom, more than one million people celebrated in the streets to mark the end of the European part of the war. In London, crowds massed in Trafalgar Square and up the Mall to Buckingham Palace, where King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, accompanied by Prime MinisterWinston Churchill, appeared on the balcony of the palace before the cheering crowds.

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